Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | breeding | 1996 | 5 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
Smew Mergellus albellus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5 breeding pairs | A3, B2 |
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus | VU | breeding | 1996 | 4 breeding pairs | A3 |
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus | LC | breeding | 1996 | present | A3 |
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula | LC | breeding | 1996 | 15 breeding pairs | A3 |
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 30 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa | LC | breeding | 1996 | 1 breeding pairs | A3 |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | breeding | 1996 | 2-6 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5-15 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | breeding | 1996 | 3-5 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
Merlin Falco columbarius | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5-20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 1-2 breeding pairs | B2 |
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis | LC | breeding | 1996 | 2 breeding pairs | A3 |
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator | LC | breeding | 1996 | 2-12 breeding pairs | A3 |
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica | VU | breeding | 1980-1988 | present | A3 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Torne och Kalix älvsystem | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 176,092 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Stubba | Naturreservat | 35,033 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Stubba | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 33,286 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Stora Sjöfallet | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 127,993 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Stora Sjöfallet | Nationalpark | 127,993 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sjaunja | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 281,371 | is identical to site | 0 |
Sjaunja | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 281,371 | is identical to site | 281,000 |
Sjaunja | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 188,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 188,600 |
Sjaunja | Naturreservat | 285,022 | protected area contains site | 281,000 |
Lina Fjällurskog | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 98,050 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lina fjällurskog | Naturreservat | 98,048 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Laponian Area | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 933,408 | protected area contains site | 281,000 |
Kaitum Fjällurskog | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 89,955 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Kaitum fjällurskog | Naturreservat | 89,955 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded tundra, Treeline ecotone | - |
Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Tundra | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sjaunja. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/07/2022.